A diver retrieves small personal items from the Buriganga river bed yesterday. A team of four divers, led by 58-year-old Jahangir, search 40-feet deep in the river for lost items, mostly dropped by launch and boat passengers accidentally, and sell those to make a living. The items fetch them around Tk 2,000 daily. Photo: Photo: Anisur Rahman
The team at work. Photo: Anisur Rahman
The pitch black water of the Buriganga speaks of the miserable state of the river. Made a dumping ground of polluting factories and neglected by the authorities, the river's ecosystem is devastated. The photo was taken near the Sadarghat Launch Terminal yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
A thick layer of garbage collects between the bank and the dock at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka. The Buriganga is not only threatened by untreated liquid waste flowing from the industrial units along its banks, but also by disposal of waste material by the general public including travellers. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Relaxed and unworried, drivers park these battery and CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the bridge over Trimohini River waiting for passengers to travel to the capital's Basabo-Khilgaon Road, though they are banned from doing so, while the authorities concerned seem oblivious of the matter, making it troublesome for other vehicles to make their way through. The photo was taken on Thursday. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq
